Improvement in plows



E. D. & L. W. LEGG.

1 Side- Hill Plow.

Patented June 16, 1857.

N4 PHERS. PHOT UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

L. W. LEGG AND E. D. LEGG, OF SPEEDSVILLE, NEW YORK.

lM PROVEMENT lN PLOW S.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 17,579. dated June 16, 1857.

exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Thenature of our invention consists in so constructing side-hill plows that the moldboard will reverse from side to side as may be desired, while the cutter may be moved from side to side laterally to accommodate itself to the change of the mold-board.

In order that those skilled in the arts may construct and use our invention, we will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying diawings,'which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation, showing the mold-board halt reversed and the wings up. Fig. 2 is a plan view.

In Fig. 1, A is the beam; B, the sheath; 0, the wing. Dis the lnndside; E, the handles; F, the revolving mold-board; G, the cutter; H, arm of cutter G. I is an arm supporting one end of the revolving mold-board and attached to the rear end of the landside. z are plates dovetailed, as seen, and in which cutter G and arm H operate. 0 is a lever for operating cutter G. I) is a plate on the rear end of the mold-board, which acts as a rest for the wings C when plowing. m is a rod with a hook on one end and attached to the standard to which the rear end of the beam and the handles are attached.

In Fig. 2, Ais the beam; 0, the wings; E, the handles; F, the mold-board; K, spoke connectingthc handles; Sanotchesin handles K for holding lever O inits position. 0 is a lever for operating the cutter Gr. 19 is a rod connecting cutter G to lever O. x is a slot in lever O for a pivot to work in which connects rod p to lever O in rod for holding wing G and mold-board F in their position when plowing. n is a ring on the back side of the wing into which the hook on the end of rod m is hooked. a are rests for the wings when not in use.

t in Fig. 1 are pivots or rods attached to or making part of the landside, and on which the mold-board is poised and revolves.

In the operation of our invention the plow is adjusted as seen in Fig 2. The wing C is taken from its rest a and rested on b. The hook on rod m then enters ring it andfastens the mold-board andwing to be used firmly in their position. The other wing 0 remains in its rest on until it is to be used. When the mold-board revolves it changes position, and consequently the cutter must also change correspondingly. The change of the cutter is effected by means of slotted lever O. This lever works on a center, 2 and runs backward to the spoke in the handles, and is stationed in slots 8 s. The cutter Gr works in the dovetailed plate i, and is easily moved from side to side by the plowman as he finds it necessary to reverse the mold-board. The wings C, it will be seen, are pivoted to the sheath B.

In constructing the beam of this plow we may find it best to have it several inches wider at the points to which the plates are attached for the purpose of holding the cutters. We may use a plate to extend beyond the sides of the beam, in order to accommodate the cutter in its lateral motion; but we think widening the beams is most preferable.

This plow is chiefly intended for side-hill turf-plowing, but may be used for plowing any kind of ground or ordinary plowing.

The simplicity and easy adjust-ability of this plow are among its advantages.

Many plows have been used with reversible mold-boards; but the general faultis they are expensive, easily put out of order, and not always practicable.

The form given to the mold-board and wing in this plow, and the manner in which it is attached to the landside, renders is very effective in plowing as well as remarkably easy of adjustment.

Having thus fully described our invention,

what we claim as new, and desire to secure by- Letters Patent, is

The combination of the adjustable cutter and the reversible mold-board-, when operated substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein fully set forth and described.

LEANDER W. LEGG. ERASMUS D. LEGG.

Witnesses:

GEORGE MUIR, WILLIAM V. OsBURN. 

